Thanks for the info on GPS-A, that is something I hadn't considered (and indeed didn't even know existed) but I certainly see the benefit inherit with the design change. I'm not sure it will apply to me, but I learned something new about D-Star today. Always a good thing!
You say it gets hot on transmit, how hot are we talking? Burn my hand off and cauterize the wound hot, Dangerous to the health of the radio hot, or uncomfortable to hold hot? Does the 92 not suffer from this heat problem? Thanks! -Mike John Hays wrote: > > > It also supports the GPS-A format. I run the 91ad and the main > features I would like are the power settings and the GPS mike, though > it's easy enough to plug a GPS into the 91 but I don't do it often. > > The 91 gets hot on high power if you talk a lot. > > de K7VE > > -- > John D. Hays > 206-801-0820 > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 11, 2008, at 8:29, "Michael A. Waldron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:lists%40mikew.org>> wrote: > > > I'm trying to decided if the 92 is worth the extra cost for my > > situation, and I was wondering if anyone knows of a feature > > comparison chart with the two radios. This is not going to be my EDC > > HT. It's going to spend most of it's life in my shack monitoring the > > local repeater and will get some use during events and trips. > > > > All I have been able to determine as differences are that the 92 is: > > Submersible, Bigger buttons, More power output settings, a $400 > > speakermic, and decedents on the volume control. > > > > Is there anything else I should know about before making my choice? > > For instance I'm concerned that since the 92 is a newer design it > > may have software/hardware "bug fixes" that older designs do not > > have, especially with regards to the D-Star system since it was an > > "add-on" to begin with. I don't know if there are any of these bugs, > > but that is still a fairly important concern. My area is just > > getting into D-Star and working around bugs when you're not yet > > familiar with how things are supposed to work is not my idea of a > > great time. > > > > Thanks for any pointers you can offer! > > > > 73's de Mike > > > > -- > > Michael A. Waldron, AE0MW > > PGP: http://www.mikew.org/mypgpkey.txt > <http://www.mikew.org/mypgpkey.txt> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > -- Michael A. Waldron, AE0MW PGP: http://www.mikew.org/mypgpkey.txt
